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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE:

Follow signs to Peace Circles

Thank you Circle Facilitators:

MCEA/Human & Civil Rights

Committee

GeorgeneFountain

Daly ES - MusicRJ Trainer

NAACP Questions

● What is Restorative Justice?● MCPS suspension data● MCPS RJ pilot program● Social-emotional learning● Why black boys?● PBIS and RJ● Parent involvement:

○ Legislative advocacy○ RJ schools

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE:

Follow signs to Peace Circles

Thank you Circle Facilitators:

MCEA/Human & Civil Rights

Committee

GeorgeneFountain

Daly ES - MusicRJ Trainer

NAACP Questions

● What is Restorative Justice?● MCPS suspension data● MCPS RJ pilot program● Social-emotional learning● Why black boys?● PBIS and RJ● Parent involvement:

○ Legislative advocacy○ RJ schools

IndigenousRootsMAORI

BANTU

Many others

1974 - 2000s

Victim - Offender Reconciliation

Programs

3 Principles of Restorative Justice

Harm &Victim’s Needs

Obligations Engagement

mid 1990s - early 2000s

Schools &

Teacher Preparation

Traditional Discipline vs. Restorative Questions

• What rules were broken?

• Who broke them?• What does the Code of

Conduct or law say the punishment should be?

• What happened?• Who was harmed and

how were they affected?

• How can the harm be repaired and who is responsible for repairing the harm?T

rad

itio

nal

Res

tora

tive

1994- 1999

Schools shift toZero

Tolerance Policies

Non-violent / non- dangerous infractions

• Skipping class

• Not doing homework

• Not raising hand to speak

• Making gun sound

Infr

acti

on

• Making gun shape

• Temper tantrum

• Sucking teeth

• Rolling eyes

• Sleeping in class

High Racial Disparities in Suspensions & Expulsions

••

••••

National Center for Education Statistics, Annie E. Casey Foundation

U.S. Department of Education

Subjective and Affected by Cultural Perception

• Insubordination

• Defiance

• Disrespect

• Refusal to obey school rules

• Disruption

Carol Anderson, White Rage

Washington Post

NPR

Mass Incarceration

20

Mass Incarceration

Crisis of the century for our democracy

21

School to Prison Pipeline

4

• Build community

• Healthy relationships among educators and students

• Social-emotional

• Conflict-resolution skills

• Reduce conflict

• use less power:– increase your

influence– shape student

behavior– cultivate healthy

respect for authority

Boyes-Watson and Pranis, Circle Forward, 2015

Restorative Practices Approaches

Circle participants

➔ Respected ➔ Speak honestly ➔ Tell own stories➔ Listen➔ Voluntary

participation

Circles may be used to...

● Build community

● Make decisions

● Appreciate differences

● Increase personal relations

● Teach content

● Discuss serious issues

● Share feelings

● Share ideas

● Problem solve

● Repair relationships

Restorative Justice Supports

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

.

Restorative Classroom

Foundational training

Restorative Justice Support

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Classroom

More training to facilitate

Continuum of RJ processes

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Behavior Intervention

Restorative Classroom

31

Additional training to facilitate

Restorative Support Staff

Member

Continuum of RJ processes

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Job specific training to facilitate

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Behavior Intervention

Restorative Classroom

32

Restorative Support Staff

Member

Restorative Justice Conference

RJ Conference

Harmed Person(Victim)

• school climate• academic achievement • Reduce racial disparities in

discipline

• 3-year timeline

• Principal buy-in • Staff buy-in

• Ongoing and intensive professional development

• Full time RP Coordinator

RJ Myths

• Eliminate ‘misbehavior’ throughout the school• Will be successful with every student• Will work immediately and every time• Only used to address student ‘misbehavior’ and conflict• RP strategies should only be used by RJ support team

PBIS Tiered Support

Level 1: School-wide

Level 2: smaller groups

Level 3: Individual

MCPS

– suspension data

– RJ pilot program

MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Transparent color (left column of each pair) = MCPS student population racial breakdown.Solid color (right column of each pair) = racial breakdown of suspended students only.

* First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date (April 1, 2016)

Perc

enta

ge o

f St

uden

t Pop

ulat

ion

Students of All Other Races/ Ethnicities Combined

Hispanic/Latino Students

Black/African American Students

FY 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2016#

MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Number of Students Percentage

2012 2013 2014 *2015 #2016 ’12 ’13 ’14 *’15 #’16

MCPS Enrollment 146,456 148,768 151,289 153,994 156,164

Black/Afr. American 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4

Hispanic/Latino 26.0 26.6 27.4 28.4 29.2

All other race/ethnicities 52.8 52.1 51.2 50.1 49.4

Suspensions and Expulsions 5,354 5,168 3,572 2,813 1,991

Black/Afr. American 2,673 2,671 1,858 1,459 998 49.9 51.7 52.0 51.9 50.1

Hispanic/Latino 1,427 1,381 1,005 822 635 26.7 26.7 28.1 29.2 31.9

All other race/ethnicities 1,254 1,116 709 532 358 23.4 21.6 19.8 18.9 18.0

* First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date

MCPS RJ Pilot Program

Argyle Middle School

Gaithersburg Middle School

Neelsville Middle School

Montgomery Village Middle

School

A. Mario Loiederman

Middle School

Briggs Chaney Middle School

Silver Spring International Middle School

Sligo Middle School

Westland Middle School

Quince Orchard High

School

Northood High School

Family Support for RJ

MCPS website:Restorative Practices Guide for Educators

– http://schottfoundation.org/restorative-practices

Talk to the school administrator

○ What do they need?○ Join PTA?○ Volunteer?

Restorative Justice in Schools

Parents & Legislative Advocacy

Montgomery County PTSA

○ strong organization○ testimony before the

County Council○ partners with MCPS and

MCEA

Maryland State PTSA

• letter writing to support RJ

• in-person testimony before General Assembly

The Future ...

•–

•–

AnyQuestions?

IndigenousRootsMAORI

BANTU

Many others

1974 - 2000s

Victim - Offender Reconciliation

Programs

3 Principles of Restorative Justice

Harm &Victim’s Needs

Obligations Engagement

mid 1990s - early 2000s

Schools &

Teacher Preparation

Traditional Discipline vs. Restorative Questions

• What rules were broken?

• Who broke them?• What does the Code of

Conduct or law say the punishment should be?

• What happened?• Who was harmed and

how were they affected?

• How can the harm be repaired and who is responsible for repairing the harm?T

rad

itio

nal

Res

tora

tive

1994- 1999

Schools shift toZero

Tolerance Policies

Non-violent / non- dangerous infractions

• Skipping class

• Not doing homework

• Not raising hand to speak

• Making gun sound

Infr

acti

on

• Making gun shape

• Temper tantrum

• Sucking teeth

• Rolling eyes

• Sleeping in class

High Racial Disparities in Suspensions & Expulsions

••

••••

National Center for Education Statistics, Annie E. Casey Foundation

U.S. Department of Education

Subjective and Affected by Cultural Perception

• Insubordination

• Defiance

• Disrespect

• Refusal to obey school rules

• Disruption

Carol Anderson, White Rage

Washington Post

NPR

Mass Incarceration

59

Mass Incarceration

Crisis of the century for our democracy

60

School to Prison Pipeline

4

• Build community

• Healthy relationships among educators and students

• Social-emotional

• Conflict-resolution skills

• Reduce conflict

• use less power:– increase your

influence– shape student

behavior– cultivate healthy

respect for authority

Boyes-Watson and Pranis, Circle Forward, 2015

Restorative Practices Approaches

Circle participants

➔ Respected ➔ Speak honestly ➔ Tell own stories➔ Listen➔ Voluntary

participation

Circles may be used to...

● Build community

● Make decisions

● Appreciate differences

● Increase personal relations

● Teach content

● Discuss serious issues

● Share feelings

● Share ideas

● Problem solve

● Repair relationships

Restorative Justice Supports

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

.

Restorative Classroom

Foundational training

Restorative Justice Support

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Classroom

More training to facilitate

Continuum of RJ processes

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Behavior Intervention

Restorative Classroom

70

Additional training to facilitate

Restorative Support Staff

Member

Continuum of RJ processes

Seriousness of Harm

RJ Intervention

RP Prevention

Job specific training to facilitate

Restorative Support Team

Restorative Behavior Intervention

Restorative Classroom

71

Restorative Support Staff

Member

Restorative Justice Conference

RJ Conference

Harmed Person(Victim)

• school climate• academic achievement • Reduce racial disparities in

discipline

• 3-year timeline

• Principal buy-in • Staff buy-in

• Ongoing and intensive professional development

• Full time RP Coordinator

RJ Myths

• Eliminate ‘misbehavior’ throughout the school• Will be successful with every student• Will work immediately and every time• Only used to address student ‘misbehavior’ and conflict• RP strategies should only be used by RJ support team

PBIS Tiered Support

Level 1: School-wide

Level 2: smaller groups

Level 3: Individual

MCPS

– suspension data

– RJ pilot program

MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Transparent color (left column of each pair) = MCPS student population racial breakdown.Solid color (right column of each pair) = racial breakdown of suspended students only.

* First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date (April 1, 2016)

Perc

enta

ge o

f St

uden

t Pop

ulat

ion

Students of All Other Races/ Ethnicities Combined

Hispanic/Latino Students

Black/African American Students

FY 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2016#

MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Number of Students Percentage

2012 2013 2014 *2015 #2016 ’12 ’13 ’14 *’15 #’16

MCPS Enrollment 146,456 148,768 151,289 153,994 156,164

Black/Afr. American 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4

Hispanic/Latino 26.0 26.6 27.4 28.4 29.2

All other race/ethnicities 52.8 52.1 51.2 50.1 49.4

Suspensions and Expulsions 5,354 5,168 3,572 2,813 1,991

Black/Afr. American 2,673 2,671 1,858 1,459 998 49.9 51.7 52.0 51.9 50.1

Hispanic/Latino 1,427 1,381 1,005 822 635 26.7 26.7 28.1 29.2 31.9

All other race/ethnicities 1,254 1,116 709 532 358 23.4 21.6 19.8 18.9 18.0

* First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date

MCPS RJ Pilot Program

Argyle Middle School

Gaithersburg Middle School

Neelsville Middle School

Montgomery Village Middle

School

A. Mario Loiederman

Middle School

Briggs Chaney Middle School

Silver Spring International Middle School

Sligo Middle School

Westland Middle School

Quince Orchard High

School

Northood High School

Family Support for RJ

MCPS website:Restorative Practices Guide for Educators

– http://schottfoundation.org/restorative-practices

Talk to the school administrator

○ What do they need?○ Join PTA?○ Volunteer?

Restorative Justice in Schools

Parents & Legislative Advocacy

Montgomery County PTSA

○ strong organization○ testimony before the

County Council○ partners with MCPS and

MCEA

Maryland State PTSA

• letter writing to support RJ

• in-person testimony before General Assembly

The Future ...

•–

•–

AnyQuestions?